Personal Info
Birth date
1917-06-19 (108 Years)
Day of death
1979-12-04
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
-
Also known as
-Robert Karnes
Biography
Robert Karnes was an American actor known for his work in film, stage, and television from 1946 to 1979. He appeared in numerous popular TV shows like "Gunsmoke" and "The Twilight Zone," and films including "From Here to Eternity" and "Miracle on 34th Street."
Filmography
Columbo
8.098
Overview:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.Perry Mason
7.7
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.M*A*S*H
7.928
Overview:
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
Overview:
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.The Twilight Zone
8.454
Overview:
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4
Overview:
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.The Fugitive
7.2
Overview:
Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.The Waltons
7.1
Overview:
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.The Virginian
6.3
Overview:
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.Mannix
6.7
Overview:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.The Rockford Files
7.6
Overview:
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.Charlie's Angels
6.7
Overview:
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.The Big Valley
6.1
Overview:
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.Mission: Impossible
7.6
Overview:
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.Cheyenne
5.8
Overview:
Cheyenne Bodie was a big man, a former army scout who went west after the American Civil War and drifted from job to job, here a cowboy, there a lawman, and always a larger-than-life hero. CHEYENNE is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first hour-long western, and in fact the first hour-long dramatic series of any kind, with continuing characters, to last more than one season. It was also the first series to be made by a major Hollywood film studio which did not derive from its established film properties, and the first of a long chain of Warner Brothers original series produced by William T. Orr.Matinee Theater
5
Overview:
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.Police Woman
6.2
Overview:
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.Emergency!
7.8
Overview:
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.The Six Million Dollar Man
7.3
Overview:
Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman and supervised by the scientist who created his cybernetics, Rudy Wells. Steve uses the superior strength and speed provided by his bionic arm and legs, and the enhanced vision provided by his artificial eye, to fight enemy agents, aliens, mad scientists, and a wide variety of other villains.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8
Overview:
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.Rawhide
7.1
Overview:
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5
Overview:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.McCloud
7.1
Overview:
Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator.The Name of the Game
6.8
Overview:
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.Night Gallery
7.8
Overview:
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.Hawaiian Eye
5.2
Overview:
Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look into various matters. They're helped by their trusty right-hand man Kazuo Kim who runs a taxi company and is always eager to help them.Gunsmoke
6.59
Overview:
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.Acting
2019Freeing “Trapped” as Self (archive footage)
1980Bogie as Chess Player
1979The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang as Poker Player
1979Benson (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978The Clone Master as Trankus
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (4 Episodes) as Sheriff King
1976Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (1 Episode) as Burnside
1976Charlie's Angels (1 Episode) as Gordon Sanders
1976Return to Earth as Unknown
1976Gable and Lombard as Gable's Director
1975Man on the Outside as Sergeant
1975Baretta (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Unknown
1974Police Woman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974The Rockford Files (1 Episode) as Capt. Hulette
1974A Case of Rape as Judge
1974The Six Million Dollar Man (1 Episode) as Fire Captain
1974Indict and Convict as Lt. Daniels
1973Executive Action as Man at Rifle Range
1973Money to Burn as Team Leader
1973Hitched as Sheriff
1972Kung Fu (1, 1 Episode) as Parkes, Parkes (archive footage) (uncredited)
1972The Streets of San Francisco (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972M*A*S*H (2 Episodes) as Colonel
1972The Waltons (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972The Rookies (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Emergency! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1971The Failing of Raymond as City Editor
1971The Harness as Edgar Chappel
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1 Episode) as Drunk
1971Columbo (1, 1 Episode) as Grover, Sergeant Vernon
1971The Priest Killer as Hugh O'Flynn
1971Cannon (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970Night Gallery (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970McCloud (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970Tora! Tora! Tora! as Maj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)
1969The Over the Hill Gang as Sheriff
1968The Mod Squad (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968The Name of the Game (1 Episode) as Dick Nelson
1968The Outsider (1 Episode) as Max
1968The Helicopter Spies as Ship's Captain
1967Mannix (1 Episode) as Walter Drake
1967The Guns of Will Sonnett (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1967Cimarron Strip (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Ironside (3, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Booking Sergeant
1966Mission: Impossible (1 Episode) as Dr. Owen Siebert
1966One Spy Too Many as Col. Hawks
1965The Big Valley (1, 2, 1, 1 Episode) as Padre, Father Estaban, Priest, Father Andre
1964Apache Rifles as George, the Sheriff
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1, 1 Episode) as Colonel Hawks, Captain (uncredited)
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Officer Sammy (uncredited)
1963The Fugitive (1, 1 Episode) as Sheriff Ralls, Chief Chuck Abbott
1963The Lieutenant (1 Episode) as Unknown
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1, 1, 1 Episode) as The Police Sergeant, Sergeant, Sargent
1962The Virginian (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Sheriff of Concho, Hobey Kendall, Jeffers
1961Bachelor Flat as Police Officer
1961Fear No More as Joe Brady
1961The New Breed (1 Episode) as Fred Clinton
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Dr. Kildare (1, 1 Episode) as Monte, Harry Buford
1961Cain's Hundred (2 Episodes) as John Hurlie
1961Five Guns to Tombstone as Matt Wade
1961The Crimebusters as John Herlie
1960The Andy Griffith Show (1 Episode) as Jack
1960Outlaws (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Escape to Sonoita as Patrolman
1960Too Soon to Love as Unknown
1959The Detectives (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1959Hawaiian Eye (1 Episode) as Walter Krohl
1959The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as Robbins
1959The Lawless Years (48 Episodes) as Max Fields
1959Rawhide (1 Episode) as Sheriff
1958Bat Masterson (1, 1 Episode) as Landry, Marshal
1958The Texan (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958Peter Gunn (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958Hi Grandma! as Unknown
1958Sea Hunt (3 Episodes) as Unknown
195726 Men (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Trackdown (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957The Walter Winchell File (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Perry Mason (1, 2, 2 Episode) as Det. Purvis, Deputy D.A. Chamberlin, Deputy D.A. Victor Chamberlin
1957M Squad (1 Episode) as Harry Conklin
1957Have Gun, Will Travel (6 Episodes) as Joe Peavey
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1 Episode) as Jack
1957Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman as Prof. Alan Templeton
1957O. Henry Playhouse (1 Episode) as Jimmy Wells
1956Stagecoach To Fury as Talbot
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Rider, Rand Akins
1955Matinee Theater (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Ed Mungo, Patrolman, Police Sgt. Henderson, Mr. Simon, The Sergeant
1955Cheyenne (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955Gunsmoke (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Roberts, Jep Hunter, Bert, Fallon, Ben, Sterret, Driver, Ross, Charlie, Mr. Lauter, George Chandler
1955The Silver Star as Ward Blythe (as Bob Karnes)
1954Riders to the Stars as Walter Gordon
1953Project Moon Base as Sam
1953From Here to Eternity as Sgt. Turp Thornhill (uncredited)
1953Vice Squad as Lou (uncredited)
1953I'm the Law (1 Episode) as Unknown
1952The Abbott and Costello Show (1 Episode) as Jones
1952Cavalcade of America (1 Episode) as Pilot
1952Death Valley Days (1 Episode) as Brandon
1952Storm Over Tibet as Radio Operator
1952The Red Ball Express as Engineer Captain (uncredited)
1952Rodeo as Charles Olenick
1951Utah Wagon Train as Henchman Jack Scully
1951He Ran All the Way as Police Lieutenant
1951Racket Squad (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951According to Mrs. Hoyle as Harry "Chip" Rogan
1951Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison as Unknown
1950Three Husbands as Kenneth Whittaker
1950Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as Detective Tom Gray
1950Hills of Oklahoma as Brock Stevens
1950Colt .45 as Henchman (uncredited)
1949All the King's Men as Legislator (uncredited)
1949Trapped as Agent Fred Foreman
1948When My Baby Smiles at Me as Attendant
1948Cry of the City as Intern
1948Road House as Mike
1948The Street with No Name as David Jannings (Uncredited)
1948Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! as Stretch Dominy
1948Call Northside 777 as Pete (uncredited)
1947Captain from Castile as Manuel Perez (uncredited)
1947Nightmare Alley as Joe - Bellhop (uncredited)
1947Kiss of Death as Tommy's Henchman (uncredited)
1947Miracle on 34th Street as Second Bellevue Intern (uncredited)
1946The Best Years of Our Lives as Technical Sergeant (uncredited)